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1975 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

The 1975 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship was the seventh annual NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship to determine the national champion of NCAA men's college water polo. Tournament matches were played at the Belmont Plaza Pool in Long Beach, California during December 1975.[1]

1975 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship
DatesDecember 1975
Teams8
ChampionsCalifornia (3rd title)
Runners-upUC Irvine (3rd title game)
Third placeUCLA
Fourth placeStanford
Matches played12
Goals scored228 (19 per match)
Attendance3,326 (277 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Gary Figueroa, UC Irvine (13)
Best playerJon Svendsen, California
1974
1976

California defeated UC Irvine in the final, 9–8, to win their third national title. This was a rematch of the previous two years' finals, both won by California.

The leading scorer for the tournament was Gary Figueroa from UC Irvine (13 goals). Jon Svendsen, from California, was named the Most Outstanding Player. An All-Tournament Team, consisting of eight players, was also named.

Qualification edit

Since there has only ever been one single national championship for water polo, all NCAA men's water polo programs (whether from Division I, Division II, or Division III) were eligible. A total of 8 teams were invited to contest this championship.

Team Appearance Previous
Arizona 1st Never
Army 1st Never
California 4th 1974
Long Beach State 5th 1973
Stanford 4th 1974
UC Davis 2nd 1974
UC Irvine 7th 1974
UCLA 7th 1974

Bracket edit

Fifth placeConsolation semifinalsFirst roundChampionship semifinalsChampionship
UCLA26
Army2
Army0UCLA9
Long Beach State18California13
California9
Long Beach State6
Long Beach State13California9
Arizona6UC Irvine8
Stanford15
Arizona3
Seventh placeArizona9Stanford8Third place
UC Davis8UC Irvine9
Army3UC Irvine19UCLA6
UC Davis20UC Davis4Stanford5

All-tournament team edit

  • Jon Svendsen, California (Most outstanding player)
  • Guy Antley, UC Irvine
  • Tom Belfanti, California
  • Walter Bricker, California
  • Gary Figueroa, UC Irvine
  • Boyd Philpot, UC Irvine
  • John Stephens, UCLA
  • Joe Vargas, UCLA

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Men's Water Polo Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved April 2, 2015.

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